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F. C. LILLIS.

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No. 250,085. Patented N0v.h29,18`81.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

FRANK C. LILLIS, OF LOOKPORT, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,085, dated November29, 1881.

Application filed October 1, 1881.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANK C. LILLIs,a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Lockport, in the county of Niagara and State of 5NewYo1k,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in WoodenSelf-Vent Lager- Beer Faucets; and I do hereby declare thefollowing tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l of the drawings represents alongitudinal vertical section through the faucet,

vent-tube, bung with the vent-valve open, and.

the beer-keg to which itis applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalsection through the center of the bung, vent-tube, and valve, showingthe valve closed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-section ofthefaucet upon the line :v a: of Fig. l. Fig. 1L is an enlarged top view ofthe elbow-joint.

My invention relates to the construction ot' wooden self-vent lager-beerfaucets, and has for its object the introduction of air into the keg atthe same time and by the same movement that the beer is drawn, and theprevention of the escape of beer back through the air-vent; and itconsists in the construction and operation of parts, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others to construct and operate the same, I will nowproceed to dcscribe my invention.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specificatiomArepresents the ordinary wooden barrel ot' a beer-faucet; B, the spigot,snugly fitted into aleather bushing, O, that lines the transverseopening in the barrel for its reception. The spigot is provided with achannel or passage, D, for registering with a passage, E, when thefaucet is open, and thus making a contin nous passage for the outflow ofbeer, and it is also provided with a channel or passage, F, from asuitable point on the side ofthe spigot, just under the handle, downwardto a suitable point, where it makes a square turn to the right andregisters with a channel or passage, G, in the barrell ot the (Model.)

faucet. This passage G continues a suitable distance, and makes a squareturn upward t0 the outer edge of the barrel and registers with a passagein an elbow-joint, I. The elbow-joint I is provided with a base, a.,curved to tit the surface of the faucet-barrel, and rests upon theleather washer b. Both the washer and the joint are secured to thewooden barrel by means of screws passingthrough them into the barrel.The nozzle c of the elbow-joint makes a right-angled turn just above thebase a, and extends a suitable distance for receiving the rubber tube Jin a horizontal line. This construction of the joint serves not only tolower the nozzle, and thus protect it from blows, but it causes thevrubber tube to curve back toward the barrel, thus giving more room forthe movement of the hand in turning the spigot. The rubber tube Jproceeds from the elbow-joint by a curve backward and upward over thechine of the keg to the bung K, where it incloses the nozzle of a valve,L, through which and a passage, M, through the bung a continuous passageis formed from the spigot to the inside of the beer-keg N. The valve Lis formed by inserting a screw-threaded seat, d, into a transversepassage, s, near the top ot' the bung K. This seat has a nozzle, f, eX-tendingoutward to form the connection with the rubber tube J and receivethe disk O, which rests against the outer end of the nozzle, againstwhichA it is held in place by the compression of the distended end ot'lthe rubber tube J. The disk O has a small opening, g, through itscenter, that connects with an oblong chamber that extends through thecenter of a cylinder, h, attached to the back end of the disk. The innerend of the cylinder h is flattened to enter the end ot' a section ofrubber tubing, i, that is about twice the length of the cylinder. Thistubingi is at and of a little less diameter than the cylinder, so thatit will hold itself in place after having been stretched over thecylinder, and present a closed end to any gas or iiuid attempting anentrance at its inner end, while it will open or dilate to permit air topass through and enter the keg when beer is drawn.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1. The elbow-joint I for a wooden self-vent IOO beer-faucet,provided with a right-angled horizontal nozzle, c, substantially asshown, an d for the purpose specified.

2. A valve, L, for a wooden self-vent beer- 5 faucet, composed of ascrew-threaded seat, d,

nozzle f, disk O, flattened cylinder 71, and rubber tubing i and J,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a Wooden self-ventbeer-faucet, thecom- 1o bination ofthe spigot B,barrel A, elbow-joint I, provided with horizontal nozzle c, tube J,Valve L, bung K, and keg N, all constructed, arranged, and operating asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature i5 in the presence of twoWitnesses. l

FRANK G. LILLIS.

Witnesses: J oHN T. MURRAY, S. OADY MURRAY.

